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A marmot on the loose in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood has been captured, a wildlife rescue group said.

The elusive yellow-bellied marmot was captured on Wednesday after last being spotted hiding under a deck at a home near 25th and Rhode Island streets Tuesday, according to Wildlife Emergency Services president Rebecca Dmytryk.

A wildlife specialist from the organization, based in Moss Landing, captured the marmot and will return it to its native habitat in the Sierra Nevada region, Dmytryk said.

The organization is asking for the public's help to figure out where the critter originated.